House passes school safety bill amid gun protests

The House on Wednesday easily passed a measure to strengthen school safety and security, a vote that coincided with the one-month anniversary of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla.

The bill does not include gun control measures despite the growing calls for action on that front. Students across the country staged walkouts Wednesday on gun violence, with one of the protests taking place outside the Capitol.

Instead of gun control, Republicans have focused on enhancing school safety and investigating why law enforcement missed repeated warning signs about the Parkland suspect.